Shelfmark
Of.2.29
Author
Title
Recollections of imperial Russia / by Meriel Buchanan ; author of "Petrograd", "Tania", "White witch", etc, ; with nineteen illustrations.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Hutchinson & Co., 1923.
Physical description
vii, [9]-277 p. : front., plates, ports. ; 23 cm.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Contents: First impressions -- Society -- The court of Russia -- Peter the Great -- Catherine-grand duchess! -- Catherine-empress! -- Paul -- Kiev-the mother of Russian cities -- Moscow -- Ivan the Terrible -- The legend of the false Dimitri -- Other memories of Moscow -- The shores of the Black Sea -- The Cossacks -- Religion, mysticism, melody and colour -- The spirit of bolshevism.
Provenance
Presented to Eton College by Eugen Millington-Drake in 1938.
Binding
Dark blue leather quarter binding with gilt lettering on spine, gilt top, marbled paper covered boards, five raised bands; bound by Best & Co.
Copy-specific note
At request of Eugen Millington-Drake, ms. by Meriel Buchanan on front endpaper.
Subject
Russia Description and travel.
Subject
Russia History.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Best & Co. binder.
Added entry--name
Hutchinson & Co. publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B30708